The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-24 00:00:00

'OF THE 11("1.`N . CATi it ibr.c (433•EsTit;N 4 - 0:t T;IF, SUN. 'PAUL Vi. Ma.EDlTOß,—Casting an eye On the 'l3ritislt thorch at►►: Religion, 'in the -course of various mtitotiotts, irtm the time of the Druids to the resent, we now see only t►vo descrip;ions of Not) Coos. the Papists and Protestant Dissenters. 4 .1.1 re 'former holluo con►rannion with Clitirebinen, hentise they deny Ow-spiritual supremacy of the - Grow), and the latter tintd none because they are averse to Wiscopircy, and deny the alliance be tween Cliordt and state, contending fur the in depenthincy nf the one on the other, and for a Hierarchy by Presbyters or Elders, not as superior but subordinate characters. The Civil Magistrate has nothing to do with thought or opinion, unless they produce aehons that threaten danger and ruin to the State. He is. bound by his oath to protect the National Church. The exemption of the Protestant Dissenters is conditional, which frees them from penalties im posed on their forefathers for their animosity to wards it. In this the Legislature preferred. them to the Papists, whose principles afterwards not extending to subvert the Civil Government, they were exempted also from similar penalties by Sta tutes, on taking the oaths prescribed therein, Which, though severe and produced by the spirit of the times, were seldom enforced, inasmuch that they and the Protestant Dissenters have. all they asked for respecting their religion, and are only restrained from public trust as foes to the Esta izilishen Church. Both enjoy_ the liberty of con science and private judgment ; but they cannot bold Civil Offices of trust and emolument, nor serve in the Army and Nary, while they hold their principles of dissent. Th►s is the question, and this the Legislature atone can determine, leaving it open to general discussion. Th e Magistrate has wisely provided a fix! es‘' tablisliment for the priesthood, which prevents the people from seeking for spiritual and contra dictory food among contending Pastors in sepa iate inclostires ; but none has a worse foundation than the Roman Catholic, or has been more hurt ful to the liberty of'the intellects of mankind. It g r e w formidable to the Magistrate, by a , ming an order of men to support their' usurpations on pre tences of superior Holiness. The higher sot t joined the Nobility and Gentry, while the lower were taken from useful employments, and main tained in Monastries, in sloth and ignorance.— Their Pontiff was a foreigner, guided by interests opposite to their own. Lie interrupted the free dom of thought, and persecution produced a stupid credulity. Possessed of large revenues, he en couraged his Priests to procure voluntary obla tions from the faithful ; and his Church, by its privileges, was a bridle on the prerogative of Kings, until various incidents, favourable to igno rance and slavery, brought about, by the light of reason and knowledge, a Reformation, under which we have,improved the one and enlarged the other, hoping never more to tarnish either, by ad mitting into offices of trust and power, either Civil, Military, or Naval, those who deride the Church established, which is a stranger to perse cut ion, and liberal to the scruples of private con science. It should, therefore, be fenced against its enemies, there being a wide difference between toleration and establishment. It is as old trite question, worn almost to rags, why should a man, on account of his opinions, which he cannot help, be locked out from serving his King and Country ? The religious opinions of Roman Catholics are nothing ; but while they lead to designs mischievous to Church and State, their service to, their King and Country might either be, to turn him into an absOlute Monarch, _with a Pope on his head, or to restore Papacy to be the religion of the Nation. This would make his Kingdom the reverse of what it happily is, by fixing Popery and Slavery on the ruins of Civil and Religious Liberty, which may Almighty Gun in his providence fur ever avert ! TERRE FILIUS. IMPROVEMENTS.-The termination of the new street leading from IVaterloo-place to Piccadilly is to be formed into a semi -circle, supported by Doric columns with fluted shafts. This very judicious plan has been suggested in reference to the street being narrow at that part, anti which has often been found inconvenient and dangerous for car riages which meet from the east and west ends of Piccadilly, the Haymarket,•and the Bear inns, besides the customary stand of coaches in the centre of the street. The proposed mode of the new Street corning into Piccadilly, would in any other shape have added a further inconve• nience—the opposite opening to Vigo-lane of fers a further benefit of thoroughfare and of free air from the north, which has always been much waisted in this district, and the inhabitants, as well as the hay farmers, will soon reap the advantage, by a broad and almost undisturbed current and traffic to the Haymarket. ltl!.',Ntil 1Ni71.1.-rr';NCt. FOlt Ti-i V, SUN. MR. tO/TOR,--.I 'N\Payi sorry . to see in yOur Paptr of thisB-evelin g an article advocating the cause of the Jacobin Ministry of France, selected front Mr. GoLosorro's "Paper of Sunday last. It contains a gross libel on the fidelity and loyalty of the Roy aLts•rs, 'charging then with the avowed in tention of atter:spring " in every way the divisiou of France ! As all your readers know well the degree of credit doe to the author of " The 'Crimes of Cabinets," and recollect the sentiments eipressed by 'IRE St's; 4 + on that Work, and its Lditor, at the time of its publication, they must feel torprized at this seleeticin from the British Monitor, when it is in direct variance with your own opinion. It is your duty as the Editor of a Paper, professing itself the advocate of sound and legitimate principles, to check the circulation of such sentiments as are avowed in the article alluded to ; and if I ant not egregiously mistaken, you will soon hear many of your Readers concur with me in opinion on this subject. Now pray, Mr. Editor, which is the PIFTH Paper supposed to be under " Galilean" influence ? I observe, Mr. GoLosstmt alludes to Front London Prints in the following paragraph of the article you have quoted ; he surely does not wish the late Anti- Gollican Monitor to be considered as falling within the diitinction 1 have referred to, anti to be esteemed the fifth Print alluded to. " This very conduct of the French Ministers is a proof of their sincerity and good faith. Every rational man in England approves of it. Even the Public Writers view their proceedings in the same light. I allude to our Principal Journals, viz. :—The Morning Post, Times, Morning Chronicle, and Courier ; THE SUN is not exactly of the same opinion. As to the opinions of other writers in other Papers, to notice their absurdities would only be to ' Chronicle small beer.' " The first sentence of the preceding paragraph is directly in contradic tion to the general feeling of the - people of 'Eng land, and is written evidently with a view to sup port the Jacobin measures of the present Members of the Government of Paris. How far thefour PRINCIPAL Journals of London, nreotioned by Mr. GOLDSMITH, are in any manner under a fo reign influence,--he is probably better able to state titan I am, but 1 do NOT actiErs IT, and I thick he is bound to make the amende honourable to the Proprietors of these much.injored Prints. The Secondary Class in which be places TOUR orthodox, impartial and independent Paper, may suit his views—but it does not accord With the, real character of it,—and as to the contemptuous manner in which he speaks of the other respect able Daily Prints ; it would, indeed, be only " to Chronicle small beer," to observe further on it, than to say, that he is a proof of the adage, that to " set a -- on horseback, be will ride to the Devil." Do, Mr. Editor, forbear to propa gate, through the medium of your Loyal and Pa triotic paper, the mischief issued by the British Monitor, and as you have inserted the article front it, which has given rise to these observations, I confidently RELY on your impartiality for the in sertion of them in THE Su&. . A TRUE ANTIGALLICAN. Thursday Night, Chapter Coffre•bouse. • The present Editor of The Sur( had no controul over that Paper at the period alluded to, but if he had he would certainly hare been as decided in his reprobation of the Doctrines which Mr. GOLDSMITH then maintained, as he now is of the opinions of the same writer on the French ✓acobin Ministers, and their loyal Opponents. As to Mr Got.nsmunt himself, we sincerely rely upon his political con version, though µ•e differ with biro on his present view of the composition of the French Cabinet. FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF PEERS, J. 19. A Grand Deputation was appointed to attend the Anniversary Service at St. Denis on the 2lst, for the late Louis XVI. The discussion on the Projet respecting the Press was commenced. Four orators were heard in their order on the list. To the second of them the Minister of General Police replied. The speeches were ordered to he printed, and the discussion was adjourned till to-morrow. [ln the Sitting on Thursday last a Royal Or donnance wa3 communicated, constituting the Chamber a Court of Justice to determine upon the complaint of Madame de Saint Moreys, respectin g the death of the Count, her husband.] to it. 1-f e 14 ' 1 •0 1 :0sA att Aweilda.eill to exeoliu from all only %ott. Poiitet identi'fivd the pres'eut Pruitt. With the Conscription, find Oliosed M. Sold line co.nsidered tb lAw as jusi nece,sarv, and conformable to the Charter, and supported it With so:ne amendinenis. The Marquis de Doris spoke in favour of the law with some ;Amendments. The discusion was again adjourned till to• morrow. I'ARI3, JAN'. 20.—The conittlittee 00 the Con cordat did not meet yesterday. They are to have another conference taith the Ministers. During the last year 33 wolves were killed in the department of Lozere. The 27th ult. a rare phenomenon occurred at Boulogne, a considerable tall of snow accompa nied by thunder and lightning. We learn front Ntplcs, the 26th tilt. that Aresn= vies hall for some days thrown out torretitt of fire. One of the Journals of the south states, that two persOns„ named Jacob and Chevalier, who established about nine mouths since at Tarbes, had absconded after purchasing goods upon credit at the fair of Bourdeaux, to the amount of 150,000 francs. Five per Cents. 65f. 95c. GUM, JAN,- 12.—The Dike of Cambridge, who has been here for some days under the de signation of the Count de Diepholtz, has set out on his return to Hanover. FRANKYORT, JAN. 14.—The Prussian Councillor of State, Jordan, who was charged with a mis sion to Vienna, arrived here yesterday. Madame de Krudener remained at Leipsic at the departure of the last courier. She continues to put forth the most singular prophecies. VIENNA, JAN. 9.—A patent has been officially published here, appointing the Archduke Rainier Viceroy of the Lombaido Venetian kingdom. THEATRICAL REGISTER. PerArmett Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DPIRT-LANE.-Lilliptit. After which, The Children in the Wood. To which was added, har'lequin's Vision. • Earrat flora L, COVENT-GARDEN.—The Point of Hunour : Chevalier de St. Franc, Mr. Your; Bertha, Miss O'Neill.. After which, Three Miles from Paris. To which was added, Harlequin Gulliver. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAN. 19. A grand deputation was appointed to attend the set' ice at St. Denis, on the 2lst. discussion was resumed on the Projet re specting Reernitmeo. M. de Bonald, at considerable length, opposed the Projet, on the ground of its being in reality re-establishment of the conscription. M. - Morisset contended, that the spirit of party alone could see in the present plan the renewal of the conscription, there being none of the abuses of NVe received last night the Paris Papers of Tuesday last, and this morning those of Wednes day. On the last mentioned day, the annual Solemnity was to take place in commemoration of the memory of Louis XVI , in consequence of which the Offices of the Journals were shut, and no Papers were to be published on Thursday. IVe give extracts in another column from the Papers of Tuesday ; they chiefly relate to the proceedings of the Chambers ; the discussion on the Recruitment Projet was continued on Mon day, in the Chamber of Deputies, and again ad journed. In the Chamber of Peers the discussion on the Projet respecting the Press was commenced ; but the speeches are not published. The Com mittee on the Concordat were to have ariother conference with the Ministers. The following are extracts from the Journals of Thursday : " CHAMBER OF PEERS, JAN. 21). " The discussion on the Projet respecting the Press was resumed. " Four new speakers were heard, and their speeches ordered to be printed. " The Keeper of the Seals replied to the objec tions made against the Projet. His speech was also orde'red to be printed. " The discussion was adjourned till Thursday. " CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAN. eo. " The discussion was resumed on the Projet regarding the Recruitment .©f the Army. " Dl. Sartelon, at considerable length, de/ivered his opinion in favour of the Projet. " AI. de Vlllele,;u a very long speech, went over all the points connected with the Projet, contending that theexperiment of volontaryenlistment had not been sufficiently tried, and that an army voluntari ly enrolled would give infinitely more streogrlit o the Government than any force that could be raised by a conscription. Ile therefore proposed, that the part of the Projet -which related to vo luntary enlistment should be applied to the- re cruitment of the whole of the army on service, and that the Ballot should only be applicable to the formation of the army of rzserve. "'the Baron de Barante, Commissaire du Roi, complained of the misfortune of their situation in having to .discuss every year - laws involving the first principles of their institutions. It had been acknowledged iu ell times, Cot it was the duty ut e'rcj„; chill, tc delciAl lers itnct the i"sdj had been et(nalli, tieltnowle - dge.l of sninteoning to fulfil that duty. lie drew a picture of the cOg and abut Of the 'coniCrlptimn as Ft lately exi*tea'. Which had been abollSited bribe Charter, no d contended that it was far different from the pre' sent measure, ,Melt o . oly enrolled men under fixed regulAt inns for the tlefen'!...e of the eountri' He went on to reply at considerable length to th c objections Made against the Violet. '' The Marquis de Villefranche delivered th e opinion ot M. Crignfin d'Auici4r; contending that the Projet was unconstitutional. " AI. Bun tie Villeret spoke ;it fa v our of the Pi-ojet. “The discussion wits adjourned till Thursday. " PARIS, JAN. 21.—At the Expiatory Set/ice, to be celebrated to-day in the Chapel of ( 11 : Tithilleries,in memory of the unfortunate Lotli 3 XVI. his Majesty will be present, accompanie J by the great Officers of the Crown and the Millis" ters. "The Journal de Toulouse states, with resper l to the case of the assassination of M. Foaideg' that in addition to the arrest of the Ex-Cornto" nary, Constans, several other iersous will be .r prelientled. " All the Theatres and places of public atags g. ' ment are shut to-day. " The Duchess d'Angouleme will set out 1 " / Bourdeaux between the Ist and 10th of tst h. " FIVE li"Ert CENTS. " Nfonilay. " Tuesday. 65 1. 95 c.- GS f. 85c. " MADRID, JAN. B.—Our Gazette inserts UP' day the General Amnesty published by G el Morillo in Venezuela, on the 21st of SeWernb c ' granting pardon to all those who had taZen were taking part in the Insurrection, and the Pt" cree of the Royal Audience of Caraceas, for ing the Amnesty into effect. " LEIPsIC, JAN. 12.—The Professor Krug 1 1 published here a c on v ersh ti on w hi c h lie -has 11 ' 1 ` with Madame de Krudener. This Lady, are 4 other things, said that the Holy Alliance wo' s act which emanated from God. Speaking of cr 4l ' e : i she said, that the worst criminals were me n r en-lightened minds,. who did not do the least goo" But were proud of their understandings a nd tk ci ‘ pretended virtues. The nationalism and -philoslr phisin which they every where advocated v she said, a source of corruption to frn 3 ; tions. She a s serte d, in- ti. SO It of I ° l ' 4 ' ° e • inspiration, that i n a pis.ct o f g„ropt Pl existed a species of new tngentillitnd o virtue) whick included a great number o 4 M cPv bets, and which, might draw upon the Contitic" the greatest misfortunes. She expressed a religit” .° confidence of the most exacted nature." We yesterday inserted' a Letter, said to h ties. been addressed by the Emperor of Russia t° °3e Duke of l'Vettarrwrote, because the names of 9 ' Jcl great characters constitute a sort of pesspo rt ail Public Journals but, upon a reconsidera ti°' we are not a little inclined to' suspect,. that it is mere fabrication. If so, it may reason a bly supposed that it is a contrivance of the J° ' 61 r part of the French Ministers, if, indeed, they 61. nal all Jaco&ins, for the purpose of creating s °l4 of pity throughout Europe in favour of Fral lteir e and oa account of her pecuniary difficulties. say, if the French Ministers are nat all JaO tigfr for we conceive that no really loyal men %y r° g , consent to act in concert with those who "' ef t conspicuous Supporters of the Revointion, al° o. r. the consequent usurpation of the Corsican Ti" ° e But lrow were the pecuniary difficulties of Fr ° .o, incurred Why, for the purpose, not only of re- t b ' u statiug the legitimate Monarch 00 his Throgr e ' of restonug France to herself. The cbuntri rescued from Murderers by wholesale, infamous rar nildons'of a flagitious Usurper, for whose sti ei. tics language supplies no terms sufficiently horrent. Well then —some of these Pli Bbi a , e tools of the deposed De s p o t are now permittedl-f share in the Governm en t o f F rance , a nd ti lfl efforts are employed to annul the entOr ments into which she had entered for her P i‘s deliverance, that they may have the gcc sl° means of raising an army to spread e' - ; fusion over surrounding States, and to bribe ° it corrupt Writers of other countries to defenti their measures, however alarming to the res t , °, Europe. But to retorts to the Letter said to lif it , t been written by the Emperor of Itussriv reasonable to suppose, that, however distingnis lte‘ ri ifid however met °riot's th e Duke (A Wetoso'f° , may be, and none ought to stand higher in f be g e neral estimati o n o f mankincl;is it eessonableto s l , pose, we say, that a great Monarch would dress an individu a l, how e v e r illustrious,, not at the head of a Government, upon n P ° . l ; , - e that requires the investigation, and ought t" determined by the decision, of all the l'"bcf I r ~~ MAILS. ARRWEI)-1 Dublin, 2 Waterford, I France. DIJ Gin rrv sey and Jersey, 1 liollaud, 1 Malta, b Gottenburgli, 4 Hamburgli, I 'Flanders. PRICE f) , F . STOCKS THIS DAY AT TM/EINE O . CI,<ICH. Bank Stock 1 2DOi Imperial 3 per Cent. Ann.79i 3 per Cent. Red.....•..50ai i India Bonds., .1°95.... 107 s. pr. 3 per Cen.t."C0n5........... sot 4 per Cents. ...... 99 1 New di, to ... 79i S per Celyt. N. Ann tosi I Exeli. 8i115_..... 135. 275. pr. Bank L. 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